California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Coalinga, California on Thu, Apr 2, 1987, 4:56 PM PST (00:56 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-03 00:56:18 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.213° N, 120.300° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.47 km SW of Huron, California · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14416 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.925 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14415 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.323 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14415 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.117 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.024 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14415 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.8Central California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14408 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14408 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14408 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.111 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14407 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.6Central California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14401 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14401 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.28 km SE of Huron, California · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14392 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14392 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.8Central California · 14391 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14389 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.125 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.55 km N of San Ardo, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.03 km NNW of Cayucos, California · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.525 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14423 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.418km S of Kettleman City, CA · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.0Central California · 14424 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.023 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.625km E of Cholame, CA · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.025 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.925 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.124 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14425 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.77 km NE of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14429 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.